Rodney (name)

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Rodney is a toponymic surname derived from the ancient name of the islands off the coast of Sweden previously called Roden, now Roslagen, near Stockholm. In 1138, Walter De Rodeney accompanied Empress Maude from Normandy in her bid for the English crown during the period known as The Anarchy. Walter was awarded the manor of Backwell near Somersetshire for his support against King Stephen [1] . The De Rodeney surname, literally "of the Roden Islands" was shortened to Rodney in the 1300s.

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Rodney became a title of the peerage of Great Britain in 1782, as Baron Rodney. Secondarily, it came to be used as a given name in the 18th century, originally in honour of Admiral George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney. [2]

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See also: All pages with titles beginning with Rodney

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  1. ↑ Dunning, Robert (1980). Somerset & Avon. Bartholomew. p. 30. ISBN   0-7028-8380-8.
  2. ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1990). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 284. ISBN   0192116517.
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